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Cal Biesecker
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle Launched Into Space; Operations Begin In 2027
A satellite servicing vehicle developed and built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to conduct repairs, inspections and sustain spacecraft on orbit launched Tuesday evening, the company said on Wednesday. The Mission […]
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding
- Northrop Grumman To Produce SRMs For PAC-3 Missiles As Second Source
- Pentagon Seeks Bomber Prototypes In Drone Dominance Program
- CPS Upgrades For Zumwalt DestroyersIs Running Two Years Behind, GAO Says
- Northrop Grumman Takes Charges On GEM 63XL, SiAW In Second Quarter
- Ukrainian Drone Builder Partners With Reconcraft For U.S. Autonomous Surface Vessels
- Electra Selects Ohio Site To Produce Dual-Use Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
- Poland Commits Nearly $750M to European Satellite Constellation for Secure Communications
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding
- Northrop Grumman To Produce SRMs For PAC-3 Missiles As Second Source
- Pentagon Seeks Bomber Prototypes In Drone Dominance Program
- CPS Upgrades For Zumwalt DestroyersIs Running Two Years Behind, GAO Says
- Northrop Grumman Takes Charges On GEM 63XL, SiAW In Second Quarter
- Ukrainian Drone Builder Partners With Reconcraft For U.S. Autonomous Surface Vessels
- Electra Selects Ohio Site To Produce Dual-Use Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
- Poland Commits Nearly $750M to European Satellite Constellation for Secure Communications
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElectra Selects Ohio Site To Produce Dual-Use Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Electra has selected a site near Dayton, Ohio, as the first production facility for it hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft the company is developing for regional air transportation […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Takes Charges On GEM 63XL, SiAW In Second Quarter
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday reported another charge on a large solid rocket motor program that suffered an anomaly during a launch in February, and also said development work on […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman To Produce SRMs For PAC-3 Missiles As Second Source
A solid rocket motor (SRM) being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] was qualified in June as a second source to power Patriot air defense missiles and the company expects a […]
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- Lockheed Announces New PAC-3 ACE Low-Cost Interceptor
- Anduril, Archer Developing Collaborative, Autonomous Tiltrotor Aircraft To Enable Maneuver Warfare
- “More Than 50” Drones At A Time Target Of Lockheed Martin’s New MORFIUS X-Rotor HPM Design
- PAE Maritime Reaches IOC
- BETA Working With Sikorsky On New MV250 Hybrid-Electric VTOL For Contested Logistics
- Trump Tries Tightening Defense Contractors Access To Strategic Materials Sourced From Adversaries
- Karman To Acquire UK-Based Missile Component Supplier In First Deal Outside U.S.
- Space Force Boosts Ceiling For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 By $11.4 Billion
- Shield AI, GE Integrate Advanced Vectoring Nozzle For X-BAT Engine
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
- Lockheed Announces New PAC-3 ACE Low-Cost Interceptor
- Anduril, Archer Developing Collaborative, Autonomous Tiltrotor Aircraft To Enable Maneuver Warfare
- “More Than 50” Drones At A Time Target Of Lockheed Martin’s New MORFIUS X-Rotor HPM Design
- PAE Maritime Reaches IOC
- BETA Working With Sikorsky On New MV250 Hybrid-Electric VTOL For Contested Logistics
- Trump Tries Tightening Defense Contractors Access To Strategic Materials Sourced From Adversaries
- Space Force Boosts Ceiling For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 By $11.4 Billion
- Karman To Acquire UK-Based Missile Component Supplier In First Deal Outside U.S.
- Shield AI, GE Integrate Advanced Vectoring Nozzle For X-BAT Engine
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Business/FinancialTrump Tries Tightening Defense Contractors Access To Strategic Materials Sourced From Adversaries
President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order directing the Defense Department to restrict waivers sought by defense contractors when sourcing critical materials from adversary nations, specifically China, Iran, […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Space Force Boosts Ceiling For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 By $11.4 Billion
- 21 More York Space Systems Satellites Launched for SDA Tranche 1
- Schiess Counts Moving Target Indication Among His Top Priorities
- DIU Wants Solutions To Beam Power Through, And From, Space
- L3Harris And Sierra Space Receive $1.75 Billion For SDA Tranche 3, Tracking Layer